Ventricular Standstill Following Intravenous Erythromycin and Borderline Hypokalemia | Zendy

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Ventricular Standstill Following Intravenous Erythromycin and Borderline Hypokalemia

Author(s) -

Saad A. Khan,

J. Ramzy,

Danaë Papachristos,

Nayana George,

Leon Fisher

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2016_000375

Subject(s) - medicine , hypokalemia , asymptomatic , erythromycin , cardiology , qt interval , anesthesia , electrocardiography , supraventricular arrhythmia , atrial fibrillation , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics

Intravenous erythromycin is associated with prolongation of the QTc interval and ventricular arrhythmias.Ventricular standstill is a rare but potentially fatal arrhythmia, and may have an association with the administration of intravenous erythromycin.Cardiac monitoring in patients with baseline QTc prolongation and correction of electrolyte disturbances are important when administering intravenous erythromycin.

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